New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-07
ADMIRAL LUCE SNUBBED.
-urNEY DOES NOT LIKE HIS CIRCULARS

..,rcTKp TO WITHDRAW THEM-THE sECRETARYs
LITERARY EFFORT CONCERNING THE PALos.
r,sHNeToS. Aug. 6.-secrctary Whitney received the
.mo,ug report, dated Halifax. July 80, from Admiral
,u.e commanding the North Atlantic Squadron;
sssse onersns in the waters Of the Gull
sce regard u the restrictions imposed upon lofeGn ns
e sp snia sco % the canadian Fsscy
ho asr to nscs sp@ sSs
ciroaars w be distributes among the hSnins meet
The Enclosure is printed sheet headed Queries. and
rtaIps the series OF questions submitted 10y Admiral
,ues and the replies thereto by Captain Scott
secretary whitney yesterday cabled the following to
ADMIRAL Luce:
lpsIR,L LucE: Ha,gar rs o. c..,. ,or
s 81 obtaining from him an exposition OF the law
sS Har sa
ms .S 90 more Circulars and withdraw such az are with
n your reach Captain scott not understood to be the
Sch you employed him. AMI II he the application
night properly be made 70 our own Government nca'o
w. C. WHITNEY. Secretary OF the NAVY.
Upon the of his departure from the Asac station
70 return home. Lieutenant Commander Thomas Nelson
,ho had been In command OF the Palos made a report
upon the ton OF vessel which board OF survey
asd shortly before examined recommending certain re-
psirs Commander Nelson stated the amount of repairs
vhch she would require, but did not make any reco
nendations the other This report was sent
10 the Navy Department and reached the Secretary pear
Inc the following Endorsement:
NAVY DErARTnExI WASHINGTON. Jply Ss ISL ;1nr
The Palos the only vessel in the Navy capable OF
an treaty. ports in China and is for that reason an excey
,Sabo vessel for that station II she Is lost to the Navy
there nothing built building TIA, can iaKe ner dPna aeg
ton small expenditure Of not more ,aa n wiz
IA of Of ertavsgant in the use OF iuel ava nr
liable boilers bring worn out and i is believed tar
IN the station put in tho ship ready for service ior not
more han $4,000 that the ship viii then 30
st ON aud lmpossihty OF replacing her y another
vessel Of the opinion that 1T VIII 10 gooa poGv 10
eouuaet for new engines anu ooi'ef " Pm ' "
order for service. y Sap " N "SS,,optxc
THEODORE d. WILSON
hossoretary Endorsed the recommendation fol-
lows: ,rrrst, 1897
This Endorsement suggests the expenditure OF the SUN OF
Tps Pso. is an ron tug 800 TONS twenty three
y.. Ola ana rs ~ no S $1,000 whSa IRON was twice its
c-s.,nt prce and could probably 10 built new now for
mi siss9l6 he kept the China station as suns
int vessel OF war account OF her neht ora whe
nroys of the proposed repairs not responsible
for the main enance oil navy put we
s,cuse that must keep her shost; or otherwise
we shsu have no vessel TO take her Place
10000 upon the old iron tug as vessel OF war
except upon ground tnat CONGRESS las not made other
nj consider Nothing has done much 10 defeat me
Appropriation the willingness OF the Department to spend
ssdiure Of about 81 900 viii put Palos in shape for
spobsr wear hail. within which time something could
The coun of One good shot from even mod
rn would the machinery OF the Palos
On this kind fail to appreciate and credit the
responsibility the bureaus fee but think by TINS tine
sorht 70 be relieved this OF accommodation
w. c. WHITLEY Secretary OF the Navy